Standard Lemma guide

lineup

noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˈlaɪn.ʌp/
  • Canada: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: L AY1 N AH2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: government, law, law-enforcement

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A list of trains that are expected to cross over a specified section of track during a specified time period.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A line of people or vehicles, in which the individual at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and in which newcomers join at the end; a queue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

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Meaning 4

An ordered list.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Collectively, the members of a team.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • The manager fielded his strongest lineup for the game against United.

Meaning relationships

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6

noun

Meaning 6

The batting order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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7

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Meaning 7

The order in which race-cars are positioned at the start of a race, based on qualifying times.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: car racing

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8

noun

Meaning 8

The set of product options available from a particular manufacturer or under a particular brand name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, marketing

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9

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Meaning 9

The members of a music group at any one time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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10

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Meaning 10

The acts performing at a concert or festival.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, entertainment, entertainment-industry, lifestyle, sciences

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11

noun

Meaning 11

The list of programs scheduled to be broadcast by a television station, or a position in that list.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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12

noun

Meaning 12

(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: batting order, card

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: roll, roster

13

noun

Meaning 13

a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: line

History

Etymology

Deverbal from line up.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: wspólnicy — queue of people allegedly involved in a crime
  • Arabic: تَشْكِيلَة (taškīla) — sports: collectively, the members of a team
  • Catalan: formació — sports: collectively, the members of a team
  • Catalan: composició — sports: collectively, the members of a team
  • Czech: soupiska — sports: collectively, the members of a team
  • Finnish: kokoonpano — sports: collectively, the members of a team
  • French: formation — sports: collectively, the members of a team
  • French: composition — sports: collectively, the members of a team
  • German: Aufstellung — sports: collectively, the members of a team
  • German: Mannschaftsaufstellung — sports: collectively, the members of a team
  • Hungarian: felállás — sports: collectively, the members of a team
  • Italian: formazione — sports: collectively, the members of a team
  • Polish: skład — sports: collectively, the members of a team
  • Polish: obsada — sports: collectively, the members of a team
  • Portuguese: escalação — sports: collectively, the members of a team
  • Spanish: alineación — sports: collectively, the members of a team
  • Swedish: laguppställning — sports: collectively, the members of a team
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